I quite enjoy the game. This can be best described as a reverse bullet-hell game. Where you are slaying tens of thousands of enemies at once. Addictive game-play, hits the right beats to feel like amazing power fantasy game.

All the reward systems are in-line with a predatory lootbox gambling game, however other than the cost of the game and any DLC content they developed after launch, they left the predatory part out. Leaving just the gambler's rush with no added cost to the player.

The base game is kind of rough getting started, but gets more accessible as you unlock different features like modes, maps, extra powers and systems. Most of these unlocks take the form of Relics that you find while surviving in stages that open up more stages. But there's an Unlocks panel on the main menu that can help guide you through all that.

I played about 11 hours before the Castlevania DLC and 70 hours after. While the fundamental game-play loop doesn't change, the Castlevania level is a structured, goal oriented way to play the game that transcends the "wander around an open plain" of the previous experience and has you attacking specific bosses in specific rooms and accomplishing goals to unlock more level and item content in subsequent runs.

The DLC's advertising also low-balls the content at 20+ characters and 40+ weapons. It's 80 characters and 107 weapons in the biggest love-letter to the series ever seen to date with it's own spectacular (and comedic) story finish.

I tentatively recommend the base game to most people. That said, anyone who enjoys the base game is missing out on Castelvania DLC. It was made with love, and I can feel that playing it.


Feedback for the Developer: More DLC levels structured like this, it doesn't have to have a spectacular finish that makes me cry. It just needs this goal-oriented well built metroidvania esque location that gives meaning to being in one place over another and giving a true desire to explore all of it. This DLC nailed that, I'd like to see more.

I quite enjoy the game. This can be best described as a reverse bullet-hell game. Where you are slaying tens of thousands of enemies at once. Addictive game-play, hits the right beats to feel like amazing power fantasy game. All the reward systems are in-line with a predatory lootbox gambling game, however other than the cost of the game and any DLC content they developed after launch, they left the predatory part out. Leaving just the gambler's rush with no added cost to the player. The base game is kind of rough getting started, but gets more accessible as you unlock different features like modes, maps, extra powers and systems. Most of these unlocks take the form of Relics that you find while surviving in stages that open up more stages. But there's an Unlocks panel on the main menu that can help guide you through all that. I played about 11 hours before the Castlevania DLC and 70 hours after. While the fundamental game-play loop doesn't change, the Castlevania level is a structured, goal oriented way to play the game that transcends the "wander around an open plain" of the previous experience and has you attacking specific bosses in specific rooms and accomplishing goals to unlock more level and item content in subsequent runs. The DLC's advertising also low-balls the content at 20+ characters and 40+ weapons. It's 80 characters and 107 weapons in the biggest love-letter to the series ever seen to date with it's own spectacular (and comedic) story finish. I tentatively recommend the base game to most people. That said, anyone who enjoys the base game is missing out on Castelvania DLC. It was made with love, and I can feel that playing it. Feedback for the Developer: More DLC levels structured like this, it doesn't have to have a spectacular finish that makes me cry. It just needs this goal-oriented well built metroidvania esque location that gives meaning to being in one place over another and giving a true desire to explore all of it. This DLC nailed that, I'd like to see more.